Massillon police searching for trio in two weekend holdups

DOUG STALEY

Monday

Dec 29, 2008 at 12:01 AMDec 29, 2008 at 12:15 AM

Massillon police are looking for three suspects involved in separate armed robberies over the weekend.

Massillon police are looking for three suspects involved in separate armed robberies over the weekend.
Heists were reported Friday at Lui’s 6th Street Pizza, 118 Sixth St. N.E., and Sunday at Kendall Tavern, 705 Wales Road N.W., according to Massillon Police Det. Ken Hendricks.
A black man armed with a gun entered the pizza shop around 9:45 p.m. and yelled, “‘Money, money, money,’” Hendricks said.
The suspect, who had a bandana pulled over his face, demanded cash from a register and also took a small amount of money from the shop’s owner. The man was wearing a stocking cap, a dark hoodie and dark-colored pants, Hendricks said. He is described as being between 6-foot and 6-foot-3 with a slim to medium build. Hendricks said the suspect was last seen fleeing on foot toward Lincoln Way.
Detectives were called to Kendall Tavern, 705 Wales Road N.W., shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday to investigate a second robbery involving two white men dressed in dark clothing.
After entering through a back door, one of the men held a knife to a customer’s throat and the other showed a gun and demanded cash from a register. The suspects also stole cash from two customers and robbed a cell phone from a third. The men fled in a red pickup truck, which was later recovered in the 900 block of Parkview Ave. N.E., Hendricks said. The truck had been entered as stolen out of Jackson Township. Hendricks said the cell phone taken in the heist was recovered this morning.
One robber is described as being 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-10 with a slender build; the other between 6-foot and 6-foot-2 with a medium build, Hendricks said.
Anyone with information about either of the robberies should contact the police department’s confidential tip line at 330-830-1744 or Det. Hendricks at 330-830-1749.

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